Subcommittee on Maintenance Activity Report October 15, 2013 Carlos Braceras Chair, Subcommittee on Maintenance

Strategic Goals Improve the condition of the highway system Improve highway safety Ensure the reliability of traffic flow Promote accountability and transparency Ensure a well qualified and competent workforce Promote environmental stewardship Improve the condition of the highway system Improve highway safety Ensure the reliability of traffic flow Promote accountability and transparency Ensure a well qualified and competent workforce Promote environmental stewardship

Groups and Functions SCOM Organizational and Functional Matrix Strategic Focus Areas* Technical Working Groups (Communities of Interest) Performance Management Workforce Development EnvironmentalResearch Pavement Asset Management Systems Contract Maintenance Performance Measures Support maintenance academies Identify innovative training Identify best practices in succession planning Support AASHTO workforce development efforts Identify carbon-reducing strategies, products, materials and processes Quantify energy/carbon savings Identify climate change mitigation strategies Pollution prevention Identify and track research needs Implement and deploy research findings Volunteer to be panel members for research projects Bridge Roadway/ Roadside Traffic Services Vegetation Safety Appurtenances Signs, Striping Drainage Lighting Equipment Highway Safety and Reliability Snow and Ice Emergency Response Primary Activities of each Technical Working Group Writing Guidelines and Standards, Updating Manuals, Identifying and Communicating Good Practices, Project/Program Delivery, Website maintenance, Newsletters, Basic Governance, Technical Service Group Coordination

Accomplishments Promoted the Transportation System Preservation Technical Services Program Resolution Passed: Promotes Bridge Preservation Two Bridge Research Need Statements were Approved Hosted Roadway/Roadsides Technical Communication Events Organized the 2013 Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange and Website NCHRP Project Passed: Reduces Maintenance Costs

Task Force for Maintenance Quality Assurance SCOM Appointed Task Force For: Common Infrastructure Performance Measures Membership from SCOM and Identified Stakeholders Process to Collect and Synthesis MQA Measures Identify Funding Recourses Develop a Business Plan Report Back Findings and Recommendations

Consistent Definitions of Maintenance USDOJ/USDOT Joint Technical Assistance Document: Categorizes Maintenance as “Alterations” with respect to ADA Additional Work Increased Cost Undue Risk Rehabilitation rather than preventative maintenance Classify “preventive maintenance” and “pavement preservation” activities as “maintenance” for the purposes of the ADA